I. L. Singer

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

I. L. Singer is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, I. L. Singer has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 54 papers in Materials Chemistry and 31 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in I. L. Singer's work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (71 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (39 papers) and Ion-surface interactions and analysis (29 papers). I. L. Singer is often cited by papers focused on Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (71 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (39 papers) and Ion-surface interactions and analysis (29 papers). I. L. Singer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. I. L. Singer's co-authors include Kathryn J. Wahl, T.W. Scharf, H. M. Pollock, R.N. Bolster, L. E. Seitzman, S. Fayeulle, Derren Dunn, J. S. Murday, R.G. Vardiman and Ali Erdemir and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

I. L. Singer

98 papers receiving 4.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Fundamentals of Friction: Macroscopic and Microscopic Processes

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
I. L. Singer United States	40	3.3k	2.6k	1.8k	824	651	100	4.4k
T. F. Page United Kingdom	33	2.7k 0.8×	2.6k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	556 0.7×	308 0.5×	109	4.3k
W. W. Gerberich United States	46	5.2k 1.6×	4.4k 1.7×	2.5k 1.4×	1.4k 1.7×	413 0.6×	234	8.3k
Jean‐Luc Loubet France	30	2.1k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	300 0.5×	87	3.4k
W.J. Clegg United Kingdom	39	1.5k 0.5×	2.3k 0.9×	2.1k 1.2×	467 0.6×	217 0.3×	120	4.5k
P. Goudeau France	34	2.7k 0.8×	2.6k 1.0×	981 0.6×	394 0.5×	301 0.5×	222	4.2k
Izabela Szlufarska United States	38	1.6k 0.5×	3.3k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	1.4k 1.8×	392 0.6×	169	5.6k
R. M. Cannon United States	42	1.1k 0.3×	3.0k 1.2×	2.4k 1.4×	274 0.3×	311 0.5×	104	5.5k
Éric Le Bourhis France	33	1.7k 0.5×	2.0k 0.8×	827 0.5×	456 0.6×	392 0.6×	229	4.1k
Mukul Kumar United States	35	1.7k 0.5×	4.0k 1.6×	4.1k 2.3×	321 0.4×	295 0.5×	128	6.9k
L. Rebouta Portugal	41	2.8k 0.9×	3.0k 1.2×	781 0.4×	520 0.6×	183 0.3×	142	4.7k

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Scharf, T.W. & I. L. Singer. (2009). Role of the Transfer Film on the Friction and Wear of Metal Carbide Reinforced Amorphous Carbon Coatings During Run-in. Tribology Letters. 36(1). 43–53. 116 indexed citations

Wendt, Dean E., et al.. (2006). Factors that influence elastomeric coating performance: the effect of coating thickness on basal plate morphology, growth and critical removal stress of the barnacleBalanus amphitrite. Biofouling. 22(1). 1–9. 120 indexed citations

Scharf, T.W. & I. L. Singer. (2002). Role of Third Bodies in Friction Behavior of Diamond-like Nanocomposite Coatings Studied byIn SituTribometry. Tribology Transactions. 45(3). 363–371. 83 indexed citations

Wahl, Kathryn J., M. Belin, & I. L. Singer. (1998). A triboscopic investigation of the wear and friction of MoS2 in a reciprocating sliding contact. Wear. 214(2). 212–220. 71 indexed citations

Wahl, Kathryn J., L. E. Seitzman, R.N. Bolster, I. L. Singer, & M. B. Peterson. (1997). Ion-beam deposited Cu-Mo coatings as high temperature solid lubricants. Surface and Coatings Technology. 89(3). 245–251. 68 indexed citations

Wahl, Kathryn J. & I. L. Singer. (1995). Quantification of a lubricant transfer process that enhances the sliding life of a MoS2 coating. Tribology Letters. 1(1). 59–66. 90 indexed citations

Singer, I. L.. (1994). Friction and energy dissipation at the atomic scale: A review. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 12(5). 2605–2616. 97 indexed citations

Singer, I. L., et al.. (1988). Polishing wear behavior and surface hardness of ion-beam-modified Ti-6Al-4V. Surface and Coatings Technology. 36(1-2). 531–540. 8 indexed citations

Bolster, R.N., I. L. Singer, R. A. Kant, B.D. Sartwell, & C. R. Gossett. (1988). Tribological behaviour of TiN Films deposited by high energy ion-beam-assisted deposition. Surface and Coatings Technology. 36(3-4). 781–790. 8 indexed citations

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Singer, I. L., R.G. Vardiman, & R.N. Bolster. (1988). Polishing wear resistance of ion-implanted 304 steel. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 3(6). 1134–1143. 16 indexed citations

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Bolster, R.N., I. L. Singer, & R.G. Vardiman. (1987). Composition, structure and wear resistance of Ti-6Al-4V implanted with carbon or boron to high doses. Surface and Coatings Technology. 33. 469–477. 24 indexed citations

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Baldwin, D. A., B.D. Sartwell, & I. L. Singer. (1985). In situ auger analysis of surface composition during high fluence ion implantation. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 7-8. 49–53. 18 indexed citations

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Colton, Richard J., et al.. (1984). Summary Abstract: SIMS, Auger, and nuclear reaction analysis of N-implanted Fe alloys. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 2(2). 788–789. 13 indexed citations

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Singer, I. L.. (1984). Compositions of metals implanted to very high fluences. Vacuum. 34(10-11). 853–859. 45 indexed citations

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Singer, I. L., et al.. (1983). Abrasion resistance, microhardness and microstructures of single-phase niobium nitride films. Thin Solid Films. 107(2). 207–215. 24 indexed citations

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Oliver, W. C., R. Hutchings, J. B. Pethica, I. L. Singer, & G. K. Hubler. (1983). Hardness as a Measure of Wear Resistance. MRS Proceedings. 27. 8 indexed citations

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Kaufmann, E. N., R. G. Musket, John J. Truhan, et al.. (1983). High-temperature oxidation of ion implanted tantalum. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. 209-210. 953–961. 3 indexed citations

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Stern, Kurt H., et al.. (1983). Preliminary characterization of electrodeposited W2C coatings for wear applications. Thin Solid Films. 108(1). 9–17. 10 indexed citations

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Vardiman, R.G., R.N. Bolster, & I. L. Singer. (1981). The Effect of Nitrogen Implantation on Martensite in 304 Stainless Steel. MRS Proceedings. 7. 1 indexed citations

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Singer, I. L.. (1975). The “zipper” technique for duplicating dentures: Final impressions, replica dentures, and a complete denture splint. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 33(5). 582–590. 9 indexed citations

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